When was she born?
April 6, 1920
May 21, 1920
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Barbara McClintock was born on May 21, 1920. An American scientist who made important discoveries in genetics and won a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1983. Her most notable contribution was the discovery of transposons, also known as jumping genes, which challenged the prevailing dogma at the time and had a profound impact on our understanding of gene regulation and genome structure.
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